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Date:         Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:54:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Flushing the crankcase
Comments: To: mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <de48c0be0701091209q79b7c593t4b933babcbf81264@mail.gmail.com>
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My father did this to a '57 Ford sedan with kerosene,
I think.  As I recall, it achieved the desired result
(whatever it was he was trying to do) and the car
survived for several years.


Stephen


--- mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote:


> Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement:
>
> Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase
> of oil, filling with
> mineral spirits, letting it soak for a few hours,
> disabling the spark and
> then cranking the engine to work it around? Seems to
> me it could help to
> remove some gunk from the case and galleys.
>
> Anyone tried this or something similar?
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>




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